[GNC] Linux and Windows using same data? (Ze'ev Ionis)

[Michael or Penny Novack]

> An alternative which avoids depending on any sort of external services
> is to use syncthing.  This can synchronise files directly from a Linux
> system to a Windows s.......
> The only thing you mustn't do, of course, is to run GnuCash on both
> systems at the same time.
>
I would NOT consider a storage device accessible to multiple computers 
to be "an external service". For example, a drive connected to my 
wireless modem/router. Or another computer on the LAN running a data 
server. I am not using any external data storage. For those who are, 
what are your CONTRACTUAL relationships with the provider of those 
services. What are they allowed to do or not do with your data? Can they 
show it to third parties (for example, without a warrant?)

I would not consider "syncing" a totally safe method with regard to 
PROPER handling of the resource locking as there is not ONE lock 
controlling access to the resource. But in practice, probably going to 
be safe. Keep in mind I come from a work background where hundreds of 
users trying to access a resource and so even a few seconds delay in 
resource access control likely to sooner or later lead to disaster. 
<<for those who want to learn about the issues, you want a text on 
"concurrent processing" -- what you have to study if you intend to 
design operating systems, database manager programs, etc. >>

Michael D Novack

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